Fourchon LNG Terminal

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Fourchon LNG Terminal is a cancelled LNG terminal in Louisiana, United States.

Location

The terminal was planned for Port Fourchon, Louisiana. It will be built to the west of Belle Pass on a 150-acre site located on property owned by the Greater Lafourche Port Commission, outside of the existing developments of Port Fourchon.

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Project Details

Phase 1 Project Details

• Owner: Fourchon LNG LLC
• Parent: Energy World
• Location: Port Fourchon, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States
• Coordinates: 29.105833, -90.194444 (approximate)
• Capacity: 2 mtpa
• Status: Cancelled
• Type: Export
• Start Year: 2021 (delayed)

Note: mtpa = million tonnes per year; bcfd = billion cubic feet per day

Phase 2 Project Details

• Owner: Fourchon LNG LLC
• Parent: Energy World
• Location: Port Fourchon, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States
• Coordinates: 29.105833, -90.194444 (approximate)
• Capacity: 3 mtpa
• Status: Cancelled
• Type: Export
• Start Year: 2023

Note: mtpa = million tonnes per year; bcfd = billion cubic feet per day

Background

In August of 2017, Fourchon LNG of Energy World filed an application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for an LNG Terminal at Port Fourchon in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. The facility would be constructed on a site of up to 150 acres located on port-owned property to the west of Belle Pass, which is located outside of the existing port development. It will have a total capacity of 5 mtpa (0.7 bcfd), with 2 mtpa in phase I and 3 mtpa in phase II. Its estimated cost is US$888 million for the first phase. The plant would also include a separate smaller scale liquefaction plant geared towards providing LNG to fuel the next generation of Offshore Supply Vessels (OSVs) powered by LNG and operating in the Gulf of Mexico. The facility is intended to supply fuel to the company’s power generation assets being developed in the Caribbean and Asia.

A Waterway Suitability Assessment is expected to be completed in Q1 of 2020. The assessment is one of multiple that is needed before construction can begin. Port Fourchon Executive Director Chett Chiasson said in September of 2019 that they hope to receive full authorization within two years, meaning that construction is at least two years behind schedule.

According to Energy World's website, construction will begin in Q1 2020, with Phase 1 entering commercial operations in Q2 of 2021 and Phase 2 entering commercial operations in Q2 of 2023. As of March 2020, there were no reports that construction had begun.

In April 2020, Fourchon LNG, a subsidiary of Energy World, was making progress on terminal development. An updated timeline suggested that construction is expected to begin in mid-2021 on Phase 1 – an LNG train with 2 million tons per year (mtpa) capacity, a storage tank, and associated marine facilities for loading and exporting LNG, and the facility is expected to be ready for commercial operation by mid-2023. Phase 2 is expected to begin commercial operation in mid-2025, increasing capacity by 3 mtpa and providing a second LNG tank. As of April 2020, work was beginning on the final filing of resource reports, FERC approval, formalizing gas supply agreements, and project funding.

As of September 2023, the project continues to submit progress reports to the U.S. Department of Energy, indicating it still considered active.

In December 2023, Fourchon LNG was removed by FERC from the pre-filing process due to inactivity. Another developer has since taken over the lease for the site in Port Fourchon to develop Argent LNG Terminal, and the original Port Fourchon LNG Terminal is considered to be cancelled.